Nicholas Milton

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Nicholas Christopher Milton AM (* 1967 in Sydney , Australia ) is an Australian violinist and conductor .

Since August 2018 he has been the artistic director and chief conductor of the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra .

Life

Milton studied violin, conducting, music theory and philosophy at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music , the University of Michigan , Mannes College of Music and the Juilliard School of Music . He holds a PhD in music from the City University of New York . Milton began his music career as a violinist and chamber musician with the Macquarie Trio. In 1996 he was appointed concertmaster of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra . Milton has been chief conductor of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra since 2001, and from 2004 to 2010 he was also general music director of the Jena Philharmonic . Since 2007 he has also been Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra .

He conducted at the Volksoper Vienna , the Komische Oper Berlin , the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz in Munich , the Leipzig Opera House and the Sydney Opera House . He was also guest conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra , the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam , the Sydney Symphony Orchestra , the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana , the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra , the Konzerthausorchester Berlin and the radio orchestras of the NDR , SWR , SR .

From 2014 to July 2018, Nicholas Milton was General Music Director of the Saarland State Theater . Milton has been Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra since August 2018 .

Awards

In 1999 Milton was named “Australian Conductor of the Year” and he was a prizewinner at the “International Lovro von Matačić Conducting Competition”. In 2001 he was awarded the Australian Medal of the Century for his social commitment and his activities to promote music. The Michigan State University awarded him 2014/15 from the College of Music Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2015 he was a member of the Australia-Germany Advisory Group at the invitation of the Australian Prime Minister. In 2016 he was honored for special services as a musician, conductor and artistic director with the inclusion in the Order of Australia (AM).

In 2016 he and the soloist Joseph Moog were nominated for a Grammy for a CD with piano concertos by Grieg and Moszkowski in the category “Best Classical Instrumental Solo” .

Discography

As a conductor

With the Konzerthausorchester Berlin and Raphael Wallfisch, violoncello (cpo 555 109-2)

  • Reizenstein: Cello Concerto in G
  • Goldschmidt: Cello Concerto

With the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern and Joseph Moog, piano (ONYX 4169)

  • Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, op.83
  • Strauss, R .: Burlesque for piano and orchestra in D minor, AV85

With the Konzerthausorchester Berlin and Raphael Wallfisch, violoncello (cpo 555 074-2)

  • Gál: Cello Concerto Op. 67 in B minor
  • Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Cello Concerto in F major (world premiere recording)

With the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern and Joseph Moog, piano (ONYX 4144)

  • Moszkowski: Piano Concerto in E major, Op. 59
  • Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor op.16

With the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra

  • Beethoven: Leonore Overture no.3
  • Tchaikovsky: Symphony no.5 in E minor, Op. 64
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams: Concerto for tuba and orchestra

With the Innviertel Symphony Orchestra

  • Bruckner: Symphony No. 8 in C minor (1890), Avi 8553279
  • Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622, Avi 8553279

With the Young North German Philharmonic

  • Richard Strauss - "A Hero's Life" op. 40
  • Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, op.100

With the German State Philharmonic of Rhineland-Palatinate

  • Rubinstein & Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos, Onyx Classics 4089
  • Wieniawski, Conus, Vieuxtemps: Violin Concertos, Onyx Classics 4109

With the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

  • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 15, K. 450, ABC Classics
  • Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, KV 453

With the Jena Philharmonic

  • LUCE. The tone of the colors
  • Wagner: The Ring - an orchestral adventure
  • Nicholas Milton and the Jena Philharmonic
  • Milton conducts Berlioz

With the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

  • Enchanting - Sally-Anne Russell, ABC Classics 476 5963
  • Yvonne Kenny Christmas Album

With the Sydney Symphony Orchestra

  • Mozart: Piano Concertos, Sydney International Piano Competition, 2008, ABC Classics 476 6960

With the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana

  • Schubert Arrangements, RSI 15052012
  • John Adams and Steve Reich, RSI 25022010

With the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

  • Mozart: NZSO Live Concert

With the Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra

  • Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra New Year's Gala, DSO 2003

As a musician

With the Macquarie Trio Australia

  • Music of Astor Piazzolla, ABC Classics
  • Schubert : Complete Piano Trios, ABC Classics
  • Brahms : Complete Piano Trios, ABC Classics
  • Dvořák : Complete Piano Trios, ABC Classics
  • Beethoven : Piano Trios, ABC Classics
  • Haydn : Piano Trios, ABC Classics
  • Macquarie Trio Australia Highlights 1
  • Macquarie Trio Australia Highlights 2
  • The Music of Nigel Westlake

As a soloist

  • Mendelssohn : Complete Works for Violin, Naxos 8.554725

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nicholas Milton. In: Komische Oper Berlin. Retrieved December 27, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Nicholas Milton. In: Stuttgart Philharmonic. Retrieved December 27, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Nicholas Milton. In: Saarland State Theater. Retrieved December 27, 2017 .
  4. ^ Gabriele Rüdiger: Nicholas Milton becomes the new chief conductor of the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra. (PDF; 54.69 kB) In: gso-online.de. December 20, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017 .
  5. ↑ a b Konstantin Unger: Nicholas Milton. (PDF; 528.75 kB) In: ungerartists.com. Konstantin Unger Artists. Management, January 17, 2017, accessed December 27, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Milton, Nicholas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Milton, Nicholas Christopher
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian conductor
DATE OF BIRTH 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney, Australia